Dr. Umar A. Oseni is an Associate Professor at the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Prior to joining IIUM, he was a Visiting Fellow at Islamic Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School, United States. He received his LLB (Hons) in Common Law and Islamic Law from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria; Master of Comparative Laws (with Distinction), and PhD from the IIUM. Apart from being an Associate Editor of IIUM Law Journal, he has published widely on current legal and regulatory issues in Islamic finance and Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is a co-author of the first textbook on Islamic Finance titled Introduction to Islamic Banking and Finance: Principles and Practice (England, Pearson Education Limited, 2013), and Alternative Dispute Resolution in Islam (Kuala Lumpur, IIUM Press, 2013). He is a member of Young International Arbitration Group, London Court of International Arbitration; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb, UK); Academy of Legal Studies in Business, United States; and International Council of Islamic Finance Educators (ICIFE).